Disconnect your system from teh network. Boot into single mode (at the LILO prompt, type "linux 1")
Change the root password. Back up all your important data and configurations, and reinstall your OS. And, in the future, keep up with all the errata that comes out for your installatin. On 2 Dec 2002, Steve Strong wrote: > So, I come back from thanksgiving break and I can no longer run passwd. > this seems VERY bad. > > The error message reads: passwd: module unknown > > This sounds like someone changed the root password and wants to keep me > from doing it. VERY BAD... > > I can't find anything in the log watch emails that looks even remotely > suspicious. I'm running 7.3 with the latest kernel and samba. I'm > running NIS and NFS behind a firewall on our router. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > steve > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
